HomeMy WebLinkAbout20180618 - VI-13 1st Reading-Order PH-Fence Height
City Council Memorandum
To: Mayor Hicks & City Councilmembers
From: John Hinzman, Community Development Director
Date: June 18, 2018
Item: 1st Reading\Order Public Hearing: City Code Amendment – Fence Height
Council Action Requested: Consider 1st Reading and schedule a public hearing of the attached amendment to
Hastings City Code Chapter 155 – Zoning Code pertaining to the height of fences as
follows:
• Add a maximum height of 3.5 feet or 42 inches for fences installed within the front
yard of residentially zoned parcels.
Background Information: The City has a long standing policy of limiting front yard fence height to 42 inches. The
proposed amendment would codify the practice as part of the zoning code. Areas behind
the front of the home (side and rear yard) have an existing height limit of six feet.
Having a shorter fence height within the front yard is common in many zoning codes and
is intended to balance confinement and demarcation needs of the owner while maintaining the front yard view of properties.
Financial Impact:
N\A
Advisory Commission Discussion: The Planning Commission voted 5-0 to recommend approval of the amendment at the
June 11, 2018 meeting with limited discussion. No one spoke for or against the item
during the public hearing.
Council Committee Discussion: N\A
Attachments:
• Draft Ordinance Amendment
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CITY COUNCIL 1ST READING DRAFT
JUNE 18, 2018
ORDINANCE NO._____________, THIRD SERIES
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HASTINGS, MINNESOTA AMENDING HASTINGS CITY CODE RELATING TO THE HEIGHT OF FENCES IN RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Hastings as follows:
Chapter of the Hastings City Code –Zoning Code is hereby amended as follows
(Additions to the ordinance are underlined, and section numbers may be renumbered):
§ 155.05 APPLICATION OF DISTRICT REGULATIONS.
(F) Fences and walls or hedges. (4) Height restrictions. The maximum height of any residential fence installed within a residential zoning district of the City of Hastings is 6 feet; however fences installed within the front yard are limited to a maximum height of 3.5 feet or 42 inches. Fences installed around swimming pools from ground up must be a minimum of 4 feet high and non-climbable with a self-closing, self-latching gate. Maximum height of all fences shall be in compliance with the city zoning code or as approved by the Planning Commission.
All other sections shall remain unchanged.
ADOPTED by the Hastings City Council on this 9th day of July, 2018
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Paul J. Hicks, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Julie Flaten, City Clerk
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above is a true and correct copy of an ordinance presented
to and adopted by the City of Hastings, County of Dakota, Minnesota, on the 9th day of
July, 2018, as disclosed by the records of the City of Hastings on file and of record in the
office.
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Julie Flaten, City Clerk (SEAL) This instrument drafted by:
City of Hastings (JH)
101 4th St. East Hastings, MN 55033
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